Re: Re-installing WindowsXP
- From: "Michael Stevens" <mstevens@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 4 May 2005 19:37:11 -0700
In news:epbee.3936$7F4.3138@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx,
Terri Creagh <meterri@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> respectfully replied ;-)
> I am posting this message to several newsgroups to make sure I get a
> response, so I
Terri,
When posting to more than one group, do a cross-post, not a multi-post. To
cross post, put all the newsgroups addresses on the same line separated by a
comma. Cross-posting will allow you to see all replies in any newsgroup.
> Is there a way to reinstall Windows XP without re-formatting my hard
> drive? My sister's computer is so infested with spyware and adware
> that it is a mess! We've tried all the usual programs to fix it
> (Spybot, AdAware, CWShredder), but I just think we also need to
> re-install a clean copy of Windows XP at this point. The problem is
> that she and my brother-in-law have documents they use for work, and
> my niece has a lot of her school work on this computer. They are not
> very computer-savvy, so I am trying to help them. If there is any
> way to re-install Windows XP without copying all the documents and
> re-formatting the hard drive, I would really like to be able to do
> that. Can you help me?
>
You will need to backup the files no matter what you do. It is always a
likelihood doing anything as intensive as a repair or upgrade it could fail.
They should have the information backed up anyway.
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